Printing device



March l0, 1925- 1,529,496 L. J. MQNSON ET AL v PRINTING DEVICE 'Filedmayza 1924 In/vanto I l gg? auw v 44:61 I

Patented Mar. 10, 1925.

UNIT ED STAT ES 1,529,496? earner patrice.

LEIGH J. Monson, or Eneco, Norqrn DAKOTA, AND HERBERT fr. BALDWIN, or DILWORTH, MINNESOTA.

PRINTING DEVICE.

Application fled-'Mayer To all ,fwwm'c't may concern:

Beit known that we, Linen J.: Monson and `HERBERT TQBALDwrN, citizens of the United States, residing `at Fargo, in the county of Cass and State of North Dakota, and vresiding at Dilworth, in the county of Clay and State of Minnesota, respectively, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements ina Printing Device, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in yprinting devices and 'has reference more particularly to a means 'for applying a. predetermined pattern on a wall or other surface by use of a roller and a printing member detachably supported aroundthesame.

VA further object of the inventionis to provide a. device of the above .mentioned character, wherein means isprovided Vfor detachably securing a printing member around the roller whereby vprinting linembers of various .patterns :may be used with the same roller.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a printing device of the above mentioned character, which is of such a construction as .to enable the same to be easily .and .efficiently loperated and will not .necessitate the loss of .a'considerableamount of time and labor in changing the various printing members.

A further object of thexinvention is to provide a printing device of the above mentioned character, 'which is simple in con. struction, inexpensive, strong and durable and furthermore adapted for the purposes for which it is designated.

Other objects and advantages ofthis invention will become apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing formingia part of this specification and in which like numerals designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of our improved device with a portion thereof shown in section. v

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken approXimately on line 2 2 of Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a detail pla-n view of the printing member.

In the drawing wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of our invention, the numeral 1 1924. lSerial No. "715,968,

designates a `shaft vand carried thereby .for rotation Ytherewith is the wooden, rollerv or cylinder 2. The ends of fthe rolleror cylinder are spaced fromv theends ofthe shaft in the manner as shown more clearly in F igure 1 of the drawing. The wooden roller, is provided with a longtudina'lly entendf ing groove 3 and the purpose thereof will hereinafter be more fully :described A weight such as is illustrated .at 4 is secured in `a longitudinally extending cut out1.portion 5 provided `in the roller therefor andany suitable fastening meanssuchxas illus: trated at 6 is provided lfor securing theI weight in position within :the cut outper.- tion-so as to enable the'outer face ,of ythe weight to be substantially flush with the outer periphery of the roller.

Adapted to extend around the roller is the strip ofcloth 7 and secured thereto by any suitable means is the prntingniember. 8 which is formed of sponge-like material. The printing member is -of such length as to have the l.ends thereof spacedff'rom Vthe ends of the cloth fabric 7 in the manner more clearly shown in Figure -ofthe drawing andthe purpose of this construction will also be presently described. The sponge-like printng member 8 -is preferably securedto thecloth fabric by meansof suitable stitching, although ,it is to be under-` stood .that the sponge-like printing member may be vulcanized to a pliable material.

The fabric 7 and the printing member S carried thereby is Aplaced around theroller so that theffree edges of the cloth fabric will overlapvand will further be disposed in the longitudinally extending groove 3 kprovided in the roller 2. In this manner theI adjacent ends of the printing member 8 will abut each other and will cover the, groove 3 in the manner more clearly illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawing. lFor-the purpose of securing the fabric .and the y printing member carried thereby around i the roller, we provide the detachable securing means which comprises a spring wire 9.

The wire 9 has its intermediate portion disposed within the groove 3 and engaging the overlapping ends of`the fabric cloth 7 and one of the ends of the wire is disposed downwardly as illustrated at 10 adjacent one end of the roller and terminates in a lateral extension 11, the latter extending into a suitable opening provided in a plate 12 which extends over one end of the shaft and is secured to the wooden roller by any suit-l able fastening means. The lmanner in which the lateral projection extends into the opening provided in the plate 12 is clearly illustrated in Figure 1 of the drawzglhe opposite end of the wire 9 is disposed downwardly as illustrated at 18 and extends adjacent the opposite end of the wooden roller and also adjacent the plate 14C simi.- lar to the plate 12 which is mounted on the opposite end of the shaft and secured to the opposite end of the wooden roller 1 by the yfastening means 15. rllhe downwardly extending'portion 13 terminates in the hook portion 16 and the latter is received in a Y suitable notch 17 provided in the end of the shaftl in the manner as clearly illustrated `in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawing.

The provision of the spring wire '9 enables the fabric 7 to have the printing member 8 carried thereby to be detacliably supported around the roller and by disengaging the vhook portion 16 from the notch 17 the wire may be released from the groove 3 and the overlapping ends of the fabric so that the latter may be removed and another fabric and printing member with a vdifferent printing pattern placed around the roller as is desired.

For the purpose of actuating or rotating the roller and the printing member carried therearound, the handle 18 is provided and the same comprises a single strand of wire which is looped intermediate its ends as shown at 19 and the free ends of the wire are looped around the outer ends of the shaft 1 in the manner as illustrated more clearly in Figure 1.` The ends of the shaft v are supported in the looped portions of the wire 18' and the roller may freely rotate between the free ends of the wire when in use.

A printing device of the character above described is especially adapted for use in printing various colored patterns on walls and the printing member 8 is supplied withv the paint or kalsomine by moving the roller and the printing` member carried therearound over a board or the like on which is placed the paint or lralsomine to be applied onto a wall. The'printing member being formed of `sponge-like material will absorb the paint or lalsoinine and by'placing the roller against the wall lor other surface to be painted and operating the handle, the roller will rotate simultaneously causing the sponge-like printing member to travel over the surface and transfer the pattern thereon onto the wall. In this manner a vwall or the like may be painted in any suitable color and with any desirable pattern which is provided by the sponge-like printing member.

The simplicity of 'our device enables the same to be manufactured at a very low cost and the printing members may be readily interchanged so that various patterns may be used as is desired.

VVhiIe we have shown the preferred embodiment of our invention, it is to be understood that various changes in the size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described the invention, what we claim is l A printing device of the class described comprising a shaft, a roller carried thereby and adapted to rotate therewith, said rollerV having a longitudinally extending groove provided therein, a printing member extendingaround the roller, the ends thereof overlapping and being disposed in said groove, meansfor securing the overlapping ends of the printing member inthe groove, said means comprising a piece of wire the intermediate portion thereof extending in said groove and engaging the overlapping end of the printing member, ,one end of said wire being disposed downwardly adjacent one end of the roller and terminating in a lateral extension, a plate extending around said shaft and fastened to the adjacent end of the roller and being providedwith an opening for receiving said lateral exten-Y sion, the opposite end of the wire being disposed downwardly on the opposite side of the roller and terminating in a hook portion,

said hook portion being adapted for detachable engagement with` a notch provided in the opposite end of the shaft, and a wire handle having the free ends thereof extending around the ends of the shaft for 'operating the device.

ln testimonywhereof we affix our signa- 

